ABSTRACT

Counselling psychology, a rapidly expanding mental health discipline, is rooted in academic psychology and therefore has unique potential of develop and sustain a powerful model for the integration of research and practice. This is the argument of this pioneering book, which brings together contributions from many leading counselling psychologists to show how practitioners are already working along these lines, and how the model can be developed for the future.
The aim of the book is to bridge the divide between academic psychology and counselling practice and to encourage professionals to bring ethically aware and culturally sensitive research into the consulting room. It provides a secure grounding for trainees and an excellent resource for experience practitioners.
Counselling Psychology:
* defines and contextualizes the discipline
* examines its potential for future development
* shows how research integrated with supervised practice can be applied in professional settings.

chapter 1|15 pages

Counselling psychology

The next decade 1

part I|159 pages

Counselling psychology practice as integrating research and theory

chapter 2|18 pages

Organisational counselling psychology

Using myths and narratives as research and intervention in psychological consultancy to organisations 1

chapter 4|18 pages

Qualitative research in counselling psychology

Using the counselling interview as a research instrument 1

chapter 6|24 pages

Cross-cultural issues in counselling psychology practice

A qualitative study of one multicultural training organisation 1

chapter 9|19 pages

Transformational research

part II|147 pages

Counselling psychology research and practice: some professional dimensions

chapter 13|27 pages

Phenomenological research on supervision

Supervisors reflect on ‘Being a supervisor' 1

chapter 15|16 pages

The psychology of ‘fame'

Implications for practice